Bauhaus formed in 1979 at Northampton, England, under the name Bauhaus 1919 (to mark the date of the formation of the Bauhaus school of art). The line-up at that time was: [Peter Murphy] (vocals), [Daniel Ash] (guitar), [David Jay] (bass) and [Kevin Haskins] (drums). Later in 1979 they released "[Bela Legosi's Dead]" which was the first of Bauhaus' amazing singles.

Bauhaus released their first album "[In the Flat Field]" in 1980, which went to number 1 on independent charts, and number 72 on the pop charts.

Their next album "[Mask]" was even more of a hit, reaching number 30 on U.K. charts.

Their third album "[The Sky's Gone Out]" reached number 4 on the charts, propelled by a single released not long before that consisted of a cover of [David Bowie]'s "[Ziggy Stardust]."

It's amazing that such a dark band would have such a high chart placing, and their last album went even further up the charts. "[Burning From the Inside]" had more contributions from Daniel Ash and David Jay, because Peter Murphy had pneumonia at the beginning of the sessions. "Burning..." went to number 13. But only a few months after its release Bauhaus split up.

From 1998 to 1999 Bauhaus went on a reunion tour, releasing a live album in the process, as well as causing Bauhaus fans to orgasm and line-up for days to get tickets. For the next 10 years (1998-2008), they toured sporadically, mostly playing American festivals, before releasing their final album, "Go Away White," and then breaking up once again.

Albums Discography

[In the Flat Field] (1980)
[Mask] (1981)
[The Sky's Gone Out] (1982)
[Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape] ([live]) (1982)
[Burning From the Inside] (1983)
[Go Away White] (2008)

(A note: The best collection of Bauhaus material is [Crackle] (1998); very good for new fans.)

Bauhaus (thing)